Danny Murphy predicts where Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool will finish in Premier League

Danny Murphy expects Manchester United and Chelsea to safe top-four finishes within the Premier League this season however has questioned whether or not Liverpool will observe swimsuit amid competitors from Leicester City, West Ham, Everton, Arsenal and Tottenham.

Manchester Metropolis have gained 20 consecutive matches to storm 12 factors clear on the prime of the desk with 12 video games remaining.

Whereas the title is sort of definitely heading to the Etihad, the top-four battle stays extensive open, with 11 factors separating eight golf equipment from second to ninth.

Man United are second following Sunday’s goalless draw with fifth-placed Chelsea, and Murphy believes that will likely be the place the Crimson Devils stay.

The previous England midfielder expects Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea to climb to 3rd, nonetheless, with Liverpool and Leicester preventing it out for the ultimate Champions League spot.

Everton, Tottenham and Arsenal all closed the hole on the top-four on the weekend with wins however Murphy believes they’ve left themselves an excessive amount of to do forward of the ultimate levels of the 2020-21 marketing campaign.

‘The run-in goes to be fascinating, and it’s extensive open too,’ Murphy wrote in a column for BBC Sport.

‘Manchester United obtained some criticism for not displaying sufficient braveness towards Chelsea on Sunday, however the level Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s facet obtained at Stamford Bridge maintains their six-point cushion over fifth place and I see them as stand-out favourites to complete second.

‘I additionally assume Chelsea will make it into the highest 4, due to their power in depth and the very fact they’re now so exhausting to beat below Thomas Tuchel – they’re simply not shedding any video games.

‘After that, it’s exhausting to say for certain. For various causes, Leicester, Liverpool, West Ham and Everton will all fancy their probabilities, and Tottenham and Arsenal are in contact after good wins this weekend.’

Murphy added: ‘For me, consistency would be the deciding issue. On their day, Tottenham or Arsenal are thrilling to observe however I don’t assume they are going to handle to string collectively the outcomes they should mount a problem.

‘Everton are able to doing that, although, and West Ham have been doing it for a number of weeks already. The Hammers are one other facet which can be very tough to interrupt down, as Metropolis came upon on their option to beating them.

‘Finally, although, I’ve a sense David Moyes’ facet would possibly fall a bit brief, particularly in the event that they need to cope with out Tomas Soucek or Declan Rice for any size of time.

‘Leicester already appear to be choosing up extra accidents, which is a fear. Now it seems like they are going to be with out Harvey Barnes for some time, and he will likely be a giant miss. It’s going to be powerful for them.

‘Even so, I feel it’s going to both be the Foxes or Liverpool who make fourth place.

‘Each of them have gotten way more expertise of those form of conditions, when the stress is absolutely on, than Everton or the Hammers do.’

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